Shaker assembly for a fruit harvester

A shaker assembly for use in a fruit harvester, the shaker assembly comprising:

• at least one shaker rod;
• and
• a support configured to be coupled to a shaking actuator, the support comprising at least one cavity having an internal shape, wherein;
• the internal shape of the cavity defines an entry portion and a clamping portion of the cavity, said portions extending along respective longitudinal directions, said portions furthermore partly overlapping each other in an overlap area of the cavity,
• the entry portion is oriented at a first angle relative to the support and the clamping portion is oriented at a second angle relative to the support, the second angle being different from the first angle,
• the entry portion is dimensioned so as to allow sliding an end of the shaker rod into and out of said entry portion along the longitudinal direction thereof,
• the clamping portion is dimensioned so as to clamp said end of the shaker rod by a radial clamping force, and
• the cavity further comprises at least one bottleneck area that is narrower than the shaker rod, enabling to move the rod from the entry portion to the clamping portion or vice versa by tilting the rod between said first and second angles, thereby forcing the rod to pass through said at least one bottleneck area.